Over 13,000 Ukrainian refugees enter Romania on Monday, 425,000 since crisis starts

The Romanian Border Police have reported that on Monday 66,345 people entered Romania, including 13,769 Ukrainian nationals (down 4.8% from the previous day) through the border crossing points, Agerpres reports.

According to the Romanian General Border Police Inspectorate (IGPF), within 24 hours on Monday, 7,181 Ukrainian nationals entered Romania at the border with Ukraine (up 8.6%), and 5,089 Ukrainian nationals came in through the border with Moldova (down 18.8%).

As of March 14 at 24:00hrs, 425,786 Ukrainian citizens entered Romania.

At present, border checking at the entrance to Romania through the border crossing points is carried out efficiently, in accordance with the provisions of the national and community legislation, with the border guards covering the checking arteries to their fullest.

Similar measures to strengthen check and increase surveillance have also been put in place at the land border, with additional crews carrying out missions in areas of responsibility.

There is work done under an integrated system with other organsiations with responsibilities in the area for an efficient exchange of data and information, as well as for joint adoption of the necessary measures to manage cases as they emerge.